The Big Idea Christopher Columbuss voyages led to

The Big Idea • Christopher Columbus’s voyages led to new exchanges between Europe, Africa, and the Americas.

Main Ideas • Christopher Columbus sailed across the Atlantic Ocean and reached a continent that was previously unknown to him. • After Columbus’s voyages, other explorers sailed to the Americas.

Columbus Sails Across the Atlantic • Christopher Columbus – sailor from Genoa, Italy – stories of wealth in Asia. • King Ferdinand Queen Isabella of Spain – paid for an expedition across the Atlantic.

Columbus Sails Across the Atlantic • On August 3, 1492 – Columbus sets sail across the Atlantic with three ships. • On October 12, 1492 – reaches the Americas.

Columbus Sails Across the Atlantic • Columbus and his crew landed in the Bahamas – he named San Salvador “Holy Savior. ” • Called native people Indians – Why? • Interested in…? – GOLD – NOT the culture of the Taino, the native people.

Columbus Sails Across the Atlantic • Made three more voyages to the Americas. • Impact of Columbus’s voyages on the world was not realized until years after his death

Impact of Columbus’s Voyages SPAIN v. PORTUGAL • Line of Demarcation: – Divided Atlantic Ocean • Spain could claim all land west of that line • Treaty of Tordesillas: – Moved line 800 miles further west

Other Explorers Sail to the Americas • Amerigo Vespucci – Led Spanish fleet to present-day South American Coast • Name Sound Familiar? – German mapmaker labeled continents across the ocean America to honor him

Other Explorers Sail to the Americas • Vasco Nunez de Balboa – Present-day Panama 1513 – Pacific Ocean

Other Explorers Sail to the Americas • Ferdinand Magellan – Expedition in 1519 • circumnavigated, or sailed around, the world.

The Columbian Exchange Name given the transfer of plants, animals, and diseases between Europe and the Americas.